Post #2217320
2026-05-05 20:07 UTC
@hfalcke@mastodon.social
Only criticising article authors
Thanks for your post
Seems the best way to protest the use of artistic views by "science" journals who should know better.
Its also a reminder to readers, many of whom appear convinced the art is what telescopes see.
Some exo planets, former planets, are "seen" as a handful of pixels, the science is deep calculation of mathematical ratios.
"using transit timing variations to infer the existence of an additional exoplanet"
https://science.nasa.gov/citizen-science/exoplanet-watch/exoplanet-watch-overview/
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@hfalcke@mastodon.social 2026-05-06 07:33
@kevinrns@mstdn.social yes, fully agree, I often raise the same concerns indeed